5 Questions About the FDA Warning on Morcellators, Uterine Fibroids

November 24, 2014 6:54 PM

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1 What is a 'laparoscopic power morcellator?'

It’s a medical device used to perform surgery through a small incision that grinds up unwanted tissue using a fast-spinning blade. The devices were initially used for general surgery and were first approved for gynecology in the 1990s. In recent years, they became more popular for removing common gr...